5 great math-focused back to school activities for getting to know your students, and for them to get to know each other! Math Scavenger Hunt- hunt for students who know the answers to middle school math questions (answer key is included so that you can go over the math facts when the time runs out). Partner Interviews- a great way for students to get to know each other. I have students choose 2 or 3 interesting things they learned about their partners and have them introduce the other person to the class. 60 Second Challenge- fun challenges that students do in pairs! Have one student help by timing and counting, while the other student completes the challenge and vice versa. My Mathography- student choose numbers that best describe them and make illustrations about these numbers to create a numbers autobiography page. Numbers in the Room- students search for others with specific numbers (like the same birth month) in the room to get to know each other.

A Google Sites escape room is like a digital adventure that you can do on the internet. It’s kind of like a game where you solve puzzles and riddles, but all the action happens on a special website made by Google. Instead of using locks and keys in real life, you use your brain and clicks to unlock new parts of the adventure. It’s a cool way to have fun and challenge yourself online! Click to explore the room for clues that will help you find the correct codes to unlock the room. Each clue will bring you one step closer to unlocking the door and heading home. When you find them add your codes to the Locks below. Be sure to use CAPITAL LETTERS

Back to school resource Math about me poster. Great way to get to know your pupils and their basic maths abilities. Asks questions using basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Looks at basic visual fractions, telling digital and analogue time, writing numbers in number and word format and basic rounding. Great classroom display resource with a bit of color added.

Welcome back to school. Crack the code to read the hidden message.

Back to School Math Doodle Notes These notes will help your students to think about what they enjoy about math, what they find easy, and what they find challenging No prep- just print & go!

Back to School Activity: Back to School Math Mystery-Case of The School Invaders {GRADE 3}. US Common Core Review of Grade 2. Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Mental Addition (Numbers 1-20) Clue 2: Place Value of the Underlined Digit (Ones, Tens, Hundreds) Clue 3: Subtraction (Numbers 1-20) Clue 4: Comparing and Ordering Numbers (Numbers 1-60) Clue 5: Even or Odd Numbers Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Back to School activity! This Back to School math mystery is available for Grades 2-6. *US spelling used - please contact me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like this resource adjusted for UK/AUS spelling variations. Mrs J. © 2016

Botanical themed open-ended maths book for beginning of term, allowing students to show you what they can do. Ideas for use: Download matching botanical number cards. Pupils choose two cards to create an addition or subtraction calculation Counting on in 2s, 5s and 10s etc. Drawing 2D shapes Position and direction e.g. 3 squares forward, quarter turn to the right, 6 squares forward… Fractions (draw a rectangle and see how many ways you can split it into quarters. Print back to back to make a simple A5 folded booklet.

This fun visual back to school word search is perfect for your morning work as you start out in the new school year. It’s a great way to ease students into their new class, get them thinking and having some fun! In this word search the words only go forwards either upwards, along, down, or diagonally. **Words included: ** Pencil Bus New Friends Teacher Class Recess Games Paper Homework School Science Math Writing Reading Learning Books A black and white copy is also included. Enjoy the word search and good luck this year! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Back to School Math Mystery - Case of The School Invaders {GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned} Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Division Facts (1-12 Random mix) Clue 2: Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms Clue 3: Multiplication Facts (Random mix between 2-12) Clue 4: Ordering Decimals (Tenths and Hundredths) Clue 5: Prime and Composite Numbers Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Back to School activity! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015

Back to School Math Mystery - Case of The School Invaders {GRADE 4 US Common Core aligned} Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Rounding (To the nearest 10 or 100) Clue 2: Place Value of the Underlined Digit (Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands) Clue 3: Multiplication Facts (Random mix between 2-12) Clue 4: Addition Algorithms (2-Digit and 3-Digit Numbers) Clue 5: Identify 2-D and 3-D Shapes Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Back to School activity! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015

Back to School Math Mystery Activity - Case of The School Invaders {GRADE 2}. US Grade 2 Common Core Aligned . Engage and motivate your students get back into math with this fun activity! Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Adding 1 (Numbers 1-12) Clue 2: Subtracting 1, 2, and 3 (From Numbers 1-15) Clue 3: Comparing Numbers (Circle the greater number out of the two given. This starts off with low numbers and ends with a few larger numbers.) Clue 4: Ordering Numbers (Numbers 1 - 25) Clue 5: Adding Doubles Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Back to School activity! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2016

Back to School Math Stories for Second Grade combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you’ll never know how the story goes… only by using math can you find out what words you need to use to fill in the blanks and complete the story. 10 original stories each with 10 problems are included in this fun and unique product. Skills covered: Adding within Thirty Subtracting within Thirty All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Math Stories for First Grade combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you’ll never know how the story goes… only by using math can you find out what words you need to use to fill in the blanks and complete the story. 10 original stories each with 10 problems are included in this fun and unique product. Skills covered: Adding within Twenty Subtracting within Twenty All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Math Stories for Fourth Grade combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you’ll never know how the story goes… only by using math can you find out what words you need to use to fill in the blanks and complete the story. 10 original stories each with 10 problems are included in this fun and unique product. Skills covered: Adding within Two Thousand Subtracting within Two Thousand Multiplication with numbers 15 or less Division with answers 15 or less Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Fourth Grade which includes this booklet and 16 others and comes with a 38% discount. All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 14 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

Back to School Math Puzzles for the third grade. Are your students bored of doing the same old math problems? Try this book that has unique types of math puzzles with a Back to School theme. All puzzles are Common Core Aligned for the 3rd grade. Math Stories - Math Stories combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you'll never know how the story goes. (multiplication - 3.OA.7) Bubble Math - Compare the fractions and discover a picture hidden in the bubbles. (3.NF.3d) Picture Math - Draw a picture using equal parts of your imagination and math. (subtraction, 3.NBT.2) Find and Draw Puzzles - Draw different items near numbers depending on the answers to the math problems. (multiplication, 3.OA.7) Math Number Search - Solve some addition and subtraction problems, then search for them in a grid full of numbers (addition and subtraction of 3 digit numbers, 3.NBT.2). Answer key included. All graphics are originals and designed by myself. Thanks for looking at my products, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Math Puzzles for the fifth grade. Are your students bored of doing the same old math problems? Try this book that has unique types of math puzzles with a Back to School theme. All puzzles are Common Core Aligned for the 4th grade. Math Stories - Math Stories combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you'll never know how the story goes. (multiplication and division - 5.NBT.5, 5.NBT.6) Bubble Math - Compare the decimals and discover a picture hidden in the bubbles. (5.NBT.3) Picture Math - Draw a picture using equal parts of your imagination and math. (divide decimals, 5.NBT.7) Math Grid Puzzles - Draw different items on a grid depending on the answers to the math problems. (multiplication and division, 5.NBT.6) Math Number Search - Solve some addition and subtraction problems, then search for them in a grid full of numbers (addition of decimals, 5.NBT.5). Answer key included. All graphics are originals and designed by myself. Thanks for looking at my products, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Math Puzzles for the first grade. Are your students bored of doing the same old math problems? Try this book that has unique types of math puzzles with a Back to School theme. All puzzles are Common Core Aligned for the 1st grade. Math Stories - Math Stories combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you'll never know how the story goes. (subtraction and addition - 1.OA.6) Bubble Math - Compare the numbers and discover a picture hidden in the bubbles. (1.NBT.3) Picture Math - Draw a picture using equal parts of your imagination and math. (subtraction, 1.OA.6) Find and Draw Puzzles - Draw different items near numbers depending on the answers to the math problems. (subtraction, 1.OA.6) Math Number Search - Solve some addition and subtraction problems, then search for them in a grid full of numbers (addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers, 1.OA.6). Answer key included. All graphics are originals and designed by myself. Thanks for looking at my products, Yvonne Crawford

This Math workbook is a good challenge for your Kids to practice their facts at home. It has plenty of math test that help Kids develop fluidity, build speed and accuracy in computation. Table of contents: Table Drills Addition Circle Drills Addition Counting Table Secret Trails(3x3) Secret Trails(4x4) Addition Box Single-Digit Addition Make Sum Multi-Digit Addition Multiple Addends Word Problems – Addition

Back to School - Roll and Color School Bus. Print and go. No prep. Fun beginning of the year activity for students to work with a partner. Helps strengthen number and color recognition. 
Directions: Use crayons or coloring pencils. Player one rolls and colors to match the number on the die. Then player two has a turn. Continue taking turns until the picture is filled in. Enjoy! Have a great year! HappyEdugator

This is just some really simple bunting to display 'Welcome Back!' or 'Welcome!' Two different styles to choose from. Enjoy and have a good year! :)

This is a 3rd grade open ended math assessment with a back to school theme. It asks students to add three 2-digit addends and subtract through estimation/rounding. Answer key is included. The following standards are covered: CCS: 3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2